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June 18, 1963 o. E. MOORS 'ETAL 3,094,054

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CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 2 DonaldE. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29. 1957 29 Sheets- Sheet 3 Donald E. Moors INVENTORS' ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 o. E. MOORS ETAL CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT 29 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 29, 1957 FIG. 3 b

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CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed 001- 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 6 Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS BY I! ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet '7 Donald E. Moors Harry Lv Sandberg INVENTORS ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS EIAL 3,094,054

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June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

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Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sondberg INVENTORS ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS EI'AL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29, 1.957 29 Sheets-Sheet 12 Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS FIG. 71 M ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 o. E. MOORS ETAL CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT 29 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed Oct. 29, 1957 m fi. 0. g n Q 6 mm m O n I h M a m K S 7 M M 6 m w I O O D H 2 F 3 2 3 1 7 G I W F ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 0.1:. MOORS ETAL. 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT 29 Sheets-Sheet 14 Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS BY J ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 15 Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS AT TORNE Y June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 16 FIG. /2

Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS F/G. /3 BY Z A T TORNE Y June 18, 1963 o. E. MOORS E-TAL 3,094,054 CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed 001;. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 17 Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTOR S ATTORNEY June 18, 1963 Filed Oct. 29. 1957 D. E. MOORS ETAL CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT 29 Sheets-Sheet 18 FIG. /6

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CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed Oct. 29. 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 19 220g 220f 220d 2206 230 Donald E Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS A TTORNEY June 18, 1963 D. E. MOORS ETAL 3,094,054

CAMERA STABILIZED MOUNT Filed 061;. 29, 1957 29 Sheets-Sheet 20 FIG. I70

Donald E. Moors Harry L. Sandberg INVENTORS AT TOHNE Y 

1. A STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CAMERAS, COMPRISING: A THREE AXIS, FLEXURE SUPPORTED GIMBAL FOR MOUNTING A CAMERA ON A PIVOT POINT; TORQUER SOLENOIDS CONNECTED DIRECTLY AND GEARLESSLY TO SAID GIMBAL TO APPLY INSTANTANEOUS TORQUE RESPECTIVELY ABOUT THE THREE AXES OF SAID GIMBAL, EACH OF SAID TORQUER SOLENOIDS HAVING A LINEAR TRACTIVE FORCE AND DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTIC OVER ITS WORKING STROKE; RATE GYROS FOR SENSING CAMERA MOTION RESPECTIVELY ABOUT THE THREE AXES OF SAID GIMBAL AND RESPONSIVELY GENERATING RATE SIGNALS; AUTOBALANCE MEANS ENERGIZABLE FOR BALANCING THE CAMERA; SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING SAID RATE SIGNALS AND ENERGIZING SAID TORQUER SOLENOIDS TO NORMALLY OPPOSE THE CAMERA MOTION, SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS ADDITIONALLY ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS DIRECTIONALLY ACCORDING TO PHASE OF THE RATE SIGNAL FROM A RATE GYRO; MEANS ENERGIZABLE FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL INTO SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS TO BE NULLIFIED BY A GENERATED RATE SIGNAL WHEREBY THE CAMERA CAN BE MOVED ABOUT AN AXIS AT A RATE CORRESPONDING TO THE COMMAND SIGNAL MAGNITUDE; MEANS NORMALLY CAGING THE CAMERA; AND PROGRAMMER MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS TO BALANCE THE CAMERA AND SAID CAGING MEANS TO UNCAGE THE CAMERA, THEN DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUTOBALANCE MEANS AND ENERGIZING SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL INTO SAID SERVO AMPLIFIER MEANS AND OPERATING THE CAMERA FOR AN EXPOSURE, AND FINALLY DE-ENERGIZING SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE MAGNITUDE COMMAND SIGNAL AND SAID CAGING MEANS TO CAGE THE CAMERA. 